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Author: Ellis Knoll

where to now?

November 26, 2018 Ellis Knoll Leave a comment

According to Harari, the state and the market became the central aspects of human culture by curating the individual. “The…

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Posted in: Week 14: Harari (Part 3)

Humans or Gods?

November 12, 2018 Ellis Knoll Leave a comment

In the pro segment of “Pro and Con: Should Gene Editing Be Performed on Human Embryos?” by John Harris, he…

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Posted in: Week 12: Gould, Specter, Harris

The Three Cs

October 29, 2018 Ellis Knoll Leave a comment

If I had to vote on the decision on whether or not to add the Anthropocene epoch to the geologic…

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Posted in: Week 10: Climate Science (Steffen)

Minds and Mines

October 15, 2018 Ellis Knoll Leave a comment

Through the past several decades we have been observing constant consequences that our actions have had on the environment, whether…

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Posted in: Week 08: Superfund (Part 2)

mine and die-ne

October 8, 2018 Ellis Knoll Leave a comment

Technology in the underground mining industry has made way to many advances in the industry. “During the late nineteenth and…

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Posted in: Week 07: Superfund (Part 1)

air: oxygen or enemy

October 1, 2018 Ellis Knoll Leave a comment

According to Johnson, governments or religions should fear air pumps and electrical machines because “just as Priestley had demystified what…

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Posted in: Week 06: Johnson (Part 2)

controwledge

September 24, 2018 Ellis Knoll Leave a comment

According to Harari, science, empire and capitalism are linked through one common goal. This goal can change, whether it’s to…

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Posted in: Week 05: Harari (Part 2) and Johnson (Part 1)

Fuel for Thought

September 17, 2018 Ellis Knoll Leave a comment

The Cognitive Revolution was essentially our “ability to transmit larger quantities of information about the world surrounding Homo sapiens” (Harari…

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Posted in: Week 04: Harari (Part 1)

technological “fixes”

September 10, 2018 Ellis Knoll 3 Comments

In Douthwaite’s article, “Commentary: The Terrible Temptation of the Technological Fix”, he states that technological fixes are necessary to solve…

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Posted in: Week 03: Technological Fix

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